#28

Millard Bradford

Senior safety for TCU. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 53 tackles.

S · TCU · Sr. · #28

5′11″ · 190 lb · Helotes, TX

CFB Index 64 · #150 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceTCU 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1002 nationally · Signed with O'Connor

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for TCU. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 53 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to O'Connor in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at TCU, 208 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Recruited3-star out of O'Connor

20197 games

Signed with TCU3-star out of Fork Union Military Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1002 national

CFB

College

TCU

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Gary Patterson

TCU

2022–2023

Sonny Dykes

TCU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Gary Patterson → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020TCU6-4HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

2021TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-heavy

2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning

2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

64Quality starter #150 of 538?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: forced fumbles (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Forced fumbles#4 / 710 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#206 / 2842 · 92nd pct

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Tackles#503 / 2842 · 82nd pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Road5g	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

64 · #150 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #150 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	TCU	53	41	0.0	0.0	5	2	1
2022	TCU	36	27	1.5	0.0	5	1	--
2021	TCU	52	41	2.5	1.0	2	1	--
2020	TCU	44	35	6.5	0.0	1	--	--
2019	TCU	23	17	4.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		208	161	14.5	1.0	13	4	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 34–17

vs SMU

4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 PD

With C. Morris — 261 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.8 · 38 rush yds (6 car) · E. Bailey — 126 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 42-45vs Colorado	5	3	—	1
Wk 3	W 36-13@ Houston	3	3	—	0
Wk 4	W 34-17vs SMU	4	4	—	1
Wk 5	L 21-24vs West Virginia	1	1	—	0
Wk 6	L 14-27@ Iowa State	3	2	—	0
Wk 7	W 44-11vs BYU	3	2	1	1
Wk 8	L 3-41@ Kansas State	9	7	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 10	L 28-35@ Texas Tech	6	6	—	1
Wk 11	L 26-29vs Texas	5	4	1	0
Wk 12	W 42-17vs Baylor	6	5	—	0
Wk 13	L 45-69@ Oklahoma	8	4	—	1
Total		53	41	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology